WEST PARIS — Water District trustees voted 2-1 Thursday to place secretary and office clerk Clairluz Perez Lisboa on paid leave.

The decision followed an executive session as part of an emergency meeting at the Town Office on Kingsbury Street.

The motion was made by Treasurer Judy Boutilier, who was elected at the annual town meeting March 1. Chairman David Walton seconded the motion. Brandon Ballweber abstained from voting.

“You didn’t tell me anything that you and Judy had planned,” Ballweber said. “You just had an executive session and there was no getting into it.”

Walton said further discussion on the matter was not appropriate for a public meeting.

Employees are generally placed on paid leave when their employer initiates an investigation or needs to addresses a specific situation.

Last month, Androscoggin Savings Bank approved a $111,000 loan to the Water District to address a long list of deferred maintenance issues and repairs. It was reported then that the district’s finances had not been audited since 2021. HRH Smith & Co. of Buxton has been contracted to complete the outstanding audits.